Lydia

This book was very predictable, as in I had figured out almost every twist by chapter 10, but it was still a really fun read. There was one part that I did not see coming** This book is really about the journey, not about the destination, so I would still recommend reading it






***Floyd actually killed Noelle in the end and then killed himself. That was unexpected.

The ending saved this book. Once you find out what's going on the rest of the story makes sense and is actually pretty good, but I have to admit it was a struggle to get there. I almost stopped reading it a dozen times because I was frustrated with the characters from the very start, especially the “romance”.
If the bulk of the book was more like the ending this would've been a 4 star, but as is I struggle giving it a 2.

I loved the first half, then it got weird, and not in a good or fun way. Had the book stayed on track (pun intended) I would've loved this crazy creature feature, but as is it feels disjointed. It reminds me of Supernatural season 1-5 vs the rest of the series. Both start out amazing with fun monsters and unique lore, then turn into politics and typical demons.

I'm on the fence about this one. Parts of it had me on the edge of my seat, a lot of it made me want to put my head through a wall. 2.5, but i'll round it up.

The main complaint I see about this book is that she's a little whiny, which is true, but she's also a 12 year old girl and very realistic in her self centered nature. This was a whimsical read about life, death, moving on, found-family, and discovering your place.

This was a short, fun, thrilling read that I ate up in less than 48 hours

I never thought I would be giving a vampire love story a 4.5 star rating, but here we are.

I love Christopher Moore, but this one didn't do it for me at all

Haunting, infuriating, and hard to put down.

But PLEASE BE AWARE: SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIGGER WARNING

This book was absolutely everything. Easily my favorite book that I've read this year. Scratch that, easily one of my favorite books of all time. I hope they do a decent adaptation of this because I can't give up these characters yet. Absolutely incredible, everybody should read this

You will hate every character in this book, which is part of what makes it so compelling.

Didn't finish. I was bored to death.

Finally a home run. I will admit there were a few things that...irked me. A few connections that just seemed wayyyy too coincidental. But I'm overlooking them because I enjoyed this book thoroughly.

These books are way too cute

If the love story had been left out this would have been much, much better. The forced romance was ridiculous and boring.

This was so beautifully written. I actually really loved the ending, as tragic as it was. It's just so very Shakespearean. I do like how it's left, open to interpretation. It makes much more sense that he did indeed kill himself, but I like to pretend it was a happy ending. I normally don't like endings that don't truly wrap things up, but in this case it felt fitting.

My only critique is that the mystery element wasn't so mysterious. That may be more because I read a ton of thrillers, so a twist has to be HUGE for me to not see it coming, but this book was more about the journey than the destination.

-May Swifite Book Club Book

I downloaded this book on a whim to listen to on a plane without looking at the description. I was looking for a thriller...I did NOT expect erotica. I DEFINITELY didn't expect gay erotica lmao. Not really my thing, but after a few sex scenes I skipped through them and enjoyed the suspense part of the book. Not bad, kind of generic for a detective/cop novel. But yeah. It's gay erotica, so be aware of that.

I've never been so disappointed in a book. I LOVED The Butterfly Garden because it was unique, thrilling, and absolutely fucked up. But Roses of May is just like every other detective novel that I was trying to avoid. SNOOOOZE. The characters aren't likeable or relatable, the plot is predictable, the climax is boring, and the string connected the The Butterfly Garden is as thin as can be.

The first book is still one of my favorite books of the 2010s, but Roses of May was simply awful. I started The Summer Children with hopes it will be better, but so far looking like more of the same lame cliches and boring plot lines. Dot should really have quit while ahead.

I loved this book so much. I see a lot of reviews talking about how rude the main character could be, but I enjoyed the rawness and honesty of her inner dialogue. This was a great listen, I'm hoping Catherine has plans to write more!

I was watching a youtube video about the history of Groundhog Day and this autoplayed after and it was too cute to turn off :3

I was on my edge of the seat the whole time. I couldn't put it down.

Eh, it was okay. But that ending...terrible

God. Talk about a plethora of unlikable characters. Every single person in this book was just awful and I couldn't root for any of them!

Spoilers


Ann is whiny and ridiculous. She gets crazy thoughts in her mind and just whines and whines about them.

Marco is probably the most likable of the whole slew- and he stole the freaking baby!

Richard is just a self-righteous asshole who I want to punch in the face.

Cynthia is a slutty manipulative bitch.

The detective is so sure of himself and his theories that you just want to scream.

Alice isn't bad, but you just want to reach out and slap her for being so blind.

Gah. Glad this book is over.

You know, normally by the 7th book in a series you get a little tired of the writing style and general themes of an author-but not with Diana Gabaldon. This is probably my favorite in the series since Outlander itself.

Loved this book!